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Atlas V sends classified NROL-79 payload to space
This article was written by Derek Richardson for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket roared out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-79 mission lifted off at 9:49 a.m. PST (12:49 p.m. EST / 17:49 GMT) March 1, 2017, from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Rebirth: Launch Complex 39A Begins New Life with SpaceX CRS-10 Launch
This article was written by Bart Leahy for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Launch Complex 39A began its third career after serving as the site for historic Apollo and Space Shuttle launches. Today it welcomed its first commercial launch, with SpaceX sending Cargo Resupply Service (CRS) 10 aboard the Dragon spacecraft perched atop the ‘Full Thrust’ Falcon 9. [Read more…]
Robotics Work Clears Way for Friday Spacewalk
This article was written by Derek Richardson for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.
The International Space Station, as seen by the departing crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis during the final mission of the program, STS-135. Photo Credit: NASA
On Friday, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson will venture outside the 400-metric-ton International Space Station (ISS) on the first of two spacewalks to begin a multi-year process of upgrading the outpost’s power system. [Read more…]
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